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Last update 05/20/2003

While there are other sources here the main point of this directory is the
links to the various directories created by state library agencies within the
United States of America. After some introductory material and other links I
located while working on this page the bulk of the material starts with the
state flag illustrations below. Feel free to cut immediately to the state
library pages, or read my explanatory material first, your choice. There is an
email link below for suggested changes and/or corrections.

Alabama academic libraries and public libraries. The web based list is
restricted to libraries with web pages. It is filed by institution name, and
getting to a city is a matter of luck. One may find out, eventually, that the
Parnell Memorial Library is in Montevallo, but there is no immediate way of
finding out what library is in Montevallo. There are PDF files arranged by city,
institution, and librarian. These are nice, but not searchable.Alabama
Public Library Service -
Academic -
Academic2

Arkansas academic libraries and public libraries - There is
a list of online catalogs
here- in some cases you can back up to library home page, sometimes not.
While the list is differentiated by type of library, there is no help
on geography.

California
academic libraries and public libraries This is a one shot, search by
city/town name affair. As nearly as I can tell it includes branches, parts of
systems, whatever... as long as it is located in a place, this directory will
tell you what is there. There is an explanation of how they put it together
here.

Connecticut
academic libraries and public libraries :.There are a couple of layers here.
The link here gives you choices of "library home pages," "E-Mail address
directory," or "public library directory," among other things. "Library home
pages" is subdivided by type of library, but lists only those with web pages.
The "public library directory" allows you to search by library name, town name,
or director's last name. While most libraries appear to have pages, there are
those that do not, hence there are limiations here.
Academic

Delaware academic
libraries and public libraries : This page is maintained by the Delaware
Library Associatin, not the State Library. Unfortuntely DLA is not doing a very
good job. There is one huge list, filed by library name. Unless you know that
the library for Middletown is named the Appoquinimink Community Library, you are
out of luck.

District
of Columbia This is strictly DC PL- basically one big list, although it
includes things like hours, special events, etc. A CTRL-F search on DC in the
Southeast region for academic libraries at the
Berkeley site will get you the academic libraries.

Florida academic libraries and public libraries : A multi-faceted search
engine lets you in pretty much any way you want to get there: town name, name of
library, everything in a give county, or a name search for an individual. One of
the better ones.

Georgia academic libraries and public libraries: This
page gives you a link to a PDF file of the public library systems in the
state. There is also a link to a list of a mixture of individual public
libraries and systems with web sites. Theoretically CTRL-F will let you search
by town name, but as a large number of towns are subsumed under systems you are
out of luck unless you happen to know that, for instance, the library for
Colquitt, GA, is part of the Southwest Georgia Regional Library.

Hawaii State
Libraries : The public libraries in Hawaii are one giant system. If you use
the "50 Libraries" link you will get a complete list searchable by city/town
name using CTRL-F. Otherwise you have to know some Hawaii geography, as the
basic listing is by island, and there are six of them. Once on an island the
basic sort is by institution name, so unless you know that the Bond Memorial
Library is in Kapaau on the island of Hawaii you are out of luck.

Idaho State
Libraries : This is a list of all types of libraries, linked, or unlinked.
Use CTRL-F for searching by town or city name, as the basic file is by
institution name.

Illinois academic
libraries and public libraries : This is searchable several ways- name of
institution, city, or system, all subdivided by type of library. Although the
institution list files on first letter (look for the J. Walter Thompson agency
under J, not T) it is still nicely done. The same page as a link to
ELI (Every Library in Illinois) that produces a nicely sophisticated search
engine. Your choice, they both work well.

Indiana academic libraries and public libraries : All broken out by type of
library, but the public libraries are filed by library name, not name of town.
CTRL-F will work only if the library name and the town name are in the same
alphabetic file, and there are four of them. Hence the Alexandrian Library in
Mount Vernon is not going to pop up unless you already know the connection. The
main Indiana State Library page
includes links to a pre-1850 marriage database, and an Indiana cemetary
database- just for the genealogists. I thought you would like to know.

Iowa
academic libraries and public libraries : This lets you search by a number
of types of libraries, or geographical variations. You can search by city name,
type of library.... etc. The directory seems to be updated fairly frequently,
although there are inevitably some dead email links.

Kansas academic libraries and public libraries : This page includes a number
of direct links to libraries of various types, but only those with web pages. On
the left side of the page are links to regional public library systems (seven in
all- with a map, so you get some help with geography), and "Kansas Library
Cataog" which is mainly useful for the Kansas union catalog.

Kentucky academic libraries and public libraries: has a list
of public
libraries here. It is one long list, but the basic sort is by county so you need
to use CTRL-F to search by city. There is a list of public library
websites here. It is also organized by county, so you have to know where you
are going. Those looking for academic or special libraries might want to
consider the Berkeley site.

Louisiana academic libraries and public libraries : lists all types of
libraries. For public libraries the basic sort is by Parish (the Louisiana
equivalent of counties) and then by libraries. If you don't know the Parish you
have to go into all three files and then use CTRL-F. The academic libraries are
in one file, so searching is fairly easy.

Maine academic libraries and public libraries : From here you can either
search the directory for all types of libraries, or generate a specialized list
of libraries. There is also a page linking the
regional library systems, although this is another case of having to know
where you are going in order to get there. Use the first link for serious
searching.

Maryland academic libraries and public libraries : Start here for a list of
all public libraries searchable by CTRL F. All types of libraries are available
here, but the public library listings are at the county or system level and
if you don't know that Frostburg is in Allegheny County you are out of luck. The
academics are alphabetical by institution name.

Massachusetts academic libraries and public libraries : You can use the
"Search MLIN" box on this page, or use the "About Mass. Libraries" button on the
left frame- the latter being more direct. It is searchable on a number of
fields, municipality being the handiest one for public libraries. There is also
a list of libraries with home pages, publics and school libraries searchable by
municipality, academic and specials by institution. I think it is possible to
occasionally miss a branch in here, but overall it works well, in spite of using
frames.

Michigan academic libraries and public libraries : -an interactive,
frequently updated, page that lets you search just about any way you can think
of. The only drawback is that some branches are subsumed under systems, so a
search on the town name won't pull them up. Otherwise, first rate.

Minnesota
academic libraries and public libraries : This is not the State Library
page, but one done by Metronet, one of the Minnesota systems You can get to all
types of libraries, and the search engine will work on town names, county names,
or institution names. The State Library
page has links to various types of libraries but no complete listing of PLs
in interactive form. There is a PDF document available for download.

Mississippi
academic libraries and public libraries : While divided into sections for
public, academic, and two-year institutions, this page is basically one big
list. Within each type the basic sort is by institution name (including one
filed using the initial "The" of the name, although I understand this particular
usage is local practice and not some computer driven abberation) and unless
institution name and town name happen to agree you are out of luck. Where, for
instance, might the Elizabeth Jones Library be?

Nebraska academic libraries and public libraries: This is a keyword search
engine you can search by: personal name, library name, city, OCLC symbol, e-mail
address, phone number, whatever- so it will bring up town names - but also
individuals, or library names. So if you put in "Smith," you get all the folks
named Smith, the town of Smith, and the Smith Memorial PL in Weeping Water. I
made up all the names just to make the point. It is possible to get information
overkill here, and you do have to do some sorting through the search results,
but it does work better than some others I could mention.

Nevada academic libraries and public libraries: From here you can search for
all types of libraries- including California PLs adjacent to Nevada, which I
thought was a clever wrinkle. There are two PL lists- the one under "Quick List
of Libraries" is the more easily searched CTRL-F and requires less knowledge of
Nevada geography. The listings for other types of libraries seem to work in
either choice. At the bottom of the page is a directory of email addresses for
Nevada librarians that is quite handy.

New Hampshire academic libraries and public libraries : This is searchable
in a number of ways and includes all types of libraries. Email links and URLs
are provided, but don't always work. Like most academic libraries and public
libraries the New Hampshire folk have to depend on what the local libraries tell
them.

New
Jersey academic libraries and public libraries : - Alphabetical lists for
academic or public libraries. For PLs the basic sort is by town or county name.
There is a separate list for libraries where the town and library name are not
the same, which is better than guessing at town names. Some "see" references by
town name in one single file, or a search engine, would make this a lot better
directory.

New
York academic libraries and public libraries : They do say it is under
construction....One certainly hopes so. There are a couple of ways of getting at
at least public and academic libraries. Unfortunately, searching is by library
system, or by county and there does not seem to be any way of getting directly
at towns or cities without knowing a county or system first. The heading under
"Public Library Systems" says "Find Your Public Library" - and presents you with
a county based list. Fine for New York residents, but not particularly helpful
for anybody out of state. The "Libraries in New York" link at least gives you a
map, although it is too general unless you have a Rand McNally road atlas as a
supplement.

North
Carolina academic libraries and public libraries : This is the main state
library page. Scroll down a bit and you will find links to both public and
academic libraries, but only those with web pages. The public library list sorts
by institution name rather than city name, and CTRL-F won't help you. There is a
PDF format directory of PLs that sorts by system and then by town name available
here.

Ohio
There's what appears to be a complete list of PLs, and a separate list of those
with web sites. You can also search PLs just by county. Other types of libraries
have listings compiled by the state library. The academic library list sorts by
institution name (inverted where necessary) but CTRL-F will get city names.

Oregon academic
libraries and public libraries : There are separate directories for
academic, public, and special libraries here. The public library directory is
one long list and CTRL-F works very well. The academic list sorts by institution
name.

Pennsylvania
academic libraries and public libraries : There is a list of PLs with web
pages sorted by county. It is one giant file however, so if you don't know the
county, but the library shares it's name with the town, you are in luck using
CTRL-F. If, on the other hand, you don't know that the PL in Aliquippa, PA is
the B.F. Jones Memorial Library in Beaver County, you can't get there. Academic
libraries, again only those with web pages, are sorted by institution name.

Rhode Island academic libraries and public libraries: This page gets you to
separate public and academic library directories. The public library directory
is a long list sorted by town, the academic list is sorted by institution name.
The PL list, like many here, is not complete in that if a branch is in one town
and the main is in another, you are out of luck: Ashaway is a branch of
Hopkinton, and if you don't know it in advance....

South
Carolina academic libraries and public libraries : is public libraries only.
The page here will let you search by county, or one giant file that works well
using CTRL-F for those folks who don't know SC geography. For those who know
counties there is an extremely jazzy interactive county-based map that is fun to
use.

Utah: From here you
can search by institution name, or by county. For just those libraries with
websites, go here.

Vermont academic libraries and public libraries : The "Library Directory"
link leads you to a strictly text based directory, easily searchable using
CTRL-F. There are no active links for either email or web pages. It does seem to
include all types of libraries. There is a Gopher based search engine for the
directory, but the returns from the search are often not sufficient to identify
the library in question. A search on "Rutland" produces a dozen entries, eleven
of which are simply labeled "Rutland." Stick with the "Library Directory"link
and use CTRL-F.

Virginia State Libraries
: This includes all types of libraries. The alphabetic list files by
institution name- which means that systems take priority and you cannot locate
libraries by their city/town unless you know in which system they reside. The
town of Vinton is part of the Bedford system, with no cross reference. The
system entry includes some city names- although there are counties as well. The
file is broken up into 15 alphabetic segments, so searching is tricky- and you
may not be able to get what you want. There are some supplementary files, but
they are not particularly useful.

Washington:
This site will search the state, but... First you have to pick type of library,
and that produces a list of all libraries in that category. You have to use
CTRL-F to find a specific town because the basic file is by institution name.
There is a separate page
here that lists library (among others) web pages.

Wisconsin academic libraries and public libraries : -It is divided first by
type, then the PLs are alphabetized by community or system name (in two files),
the academics by institution name. CTRL-F works well in either case. At least in
the PL file there are email addresses but they are not linked. There is a
separate directory for the PL
systems.

Wyoming
academic libraries and public libraries : All types of libraries link from
here- the basic categories produce a long list and the CTRL-F function will walk
you through by whatever search term you chose. The basic organizational pattern
in Wyoming is by county, but CTRL-F will locate cities/towns. There is a
separate listing here
of libraries on the web.
E-mail list

The St. Joseph County
Public Library list of public libraries on the web-- which includes the whole
world in addition to the United States. A long list by institution
name, and it only pops 50 at a time. The search engine helps, but you have to be
careful about country codes. Enter USA and get nothing- enter US, and it works.
They need a drop menu there.

The Berkeley Digital
Library SunSITE - which links to everything (more or less) that has a website,
but nothing without one. Divided up regionally for Academic libraries, but the
public library list is not subdivided. The PL list does include both systems and
individual libraries if they have a web page. City locations are used in
addition to library names, so the CTRL-F function works well.

Marshall
Breeding'sLib-Web-Cats site that links both web sites and OPACs. It
has a nice search engine. This is the only page I've noted that goes directly to
OPACs.

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